1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS Vehicle Speed Control Problems
39 complaints about Vehicle Speed Control
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OUR CAR WILL SHIFT PERFECTLY ONE DAY AND DON'T WANT TO SHIFT THE NEXT SECOND FOR NP REASON, WE HAVE REPLACED THE MODULATOR.. COOLANT TEMP SENSOR.. WE HAVE ALSO EVEN RECABLIORATED THE SHIFTING PATTERN AND STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM.. IS THIS GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING OR IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO TO FIX IT. WE DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOOD.. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.? *TR
Mileage: 35
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN. OWNER HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK
RPM'S RUNNING HIGH, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ROUGH IDLE, ABS LIGHT CONSISTANTLY ON EVEN AFTER INSPECTION, GEAR SLIPS WHEN PLACING INTO PARK, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR REVERSED ON ITS OWN. HAVE COMPLAINED AND WANTED INTO ANOTHER CAR DUE TO HAVING THIS ONE ON A 24 LEASE, THEY DENIED ME AND HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT AND WITH 3 CHILDREN AND MYSELF IN THE CAR IT IS NOT SAFE, BUT IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION WE HAVE. WE NEED HELP RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 119,000
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE VERY MUCH. VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY STOPPED, AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANICS SHOP. *AK
Mileage: 57,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A PROBLEM THE ACCELARATOR. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE SHE WAS REVERSING THE VEHICLE ACCELARATED ON IT'S OWN HITING A CHAIN OF SEVEN VEHICLES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. PH
WHILE DRIVING 65-70MPH ON A FLAT SURFACE AND WHEN TRYING TO GIVE ACCELERATION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND WILL BE HARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STICKS ALSO. *SCC
THE CAR MAKE A HARD JERK AND THEN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE ENGINE REVS UP AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS.*AK
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE. SUDDENLY ENGINE REVVED, AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, PEDAL TO FLOOR. VEHICLE HIT A COUPLE OF CURBS, WENT AIRBORNE ABOUT 32 FT, THEN, LANDED IN A 15 FT DEEP DITCH. DAMAGE $ 666.00, NO INJURIES.*AK
DURING A SUDDEN ACCELERATION VEHICLE WAS AIRBORNE FOR 32 FEET. CAME DOWN ON ITS FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 666.00, NO INJURIES. *AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING SHORT TRIPS, VEHICLE WILL JUMP AND QUIVER, POSSIBLE THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEMS. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE ACCLERATED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. TO STOP VEHICLE, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED. MECHANIC FIXED AN ABS RIGHT SENSOR. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING.AK
WHILE BACKING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT CAR SHOT BACKWARDS. PUSHED THE OTHER VEHICLE OUT OF SPACE, AND THEN KEPT GOING. DRIVER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE, AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY LOSE POWER. ALSO THE VEHICLE IDLES TO VERY HIGH RPM. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND FIND OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES ENGINE WILL DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TO 85MPH WITHOUT WARRNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE ENGINE RUNNING AND CAR IN PARK, CAR ACCELERATED AND ROLLED DOWN ON INCLINE/DRIVEWAY UNTIL DRIVERS DOOR CAUGHT ON GARAGE AND STOPPED THE CAR. CHRYSLER INSPECTED AND SAID NO PROBLEM. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK HARD, RESULTING IN BACK INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. 3 DEALERSHIPS HAVE REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, VEHICLE JERKES BADLY AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, WHICH MAY CAUSE BACK INJURIES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE, BUT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
ENGINE HESTIATES UPON ACCELERATION/NO POWER. FEELING THAT VEHICLE WILL STALL. ROUGH IDLING, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER/IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT. CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
VEHICLE SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY AT IDLE; AT TIMES, LOSES POWER AT NORMAL SPEED. *AK
VEHICLE SURGES/STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.
PCU FAILED TWICE, CAUSING ROUGH IDLE.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. MJS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. MJS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. MJS
THROTTLE STICKS ONLY IN REVERSE.
SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION 3 TIMES DUE TO THROTTLE STICKING, ONCE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO 4 PEOPLE.
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE VEHICLE STALLS. *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED THROTTLE BODY PLENUM, SOME WIRE ENDS, AND THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL MOTOR, CONSUMER STATES CURRENTLY IS WAITING ON A DISTRIBUTOR. *SLC
WHILE IN DRIVE,SUDDEN ACCELERATION FORWARD TOOK PLACE, ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES AND ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
WHILE IN DRIVE,SUDDEN ACCELERATION FORWARD TOOK PLACE. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS AT ELEVATIONS GENERALLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. *SD
VEHICLE SURGED THREE TIMES. *DH
AUTO-TRAN: STARTED IGNITION, ENGINE TOOK OFF LIKE AN AIRPLANE; ACCELERATOR NOT APPLIED; GEAR IN PARK POSITION; LURCHED FORWARD; HIT CEMENTED IN FENCE. TT
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER TURNING ON IGNITION W/FOOT ON BRAKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *A
WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING DOWNHILL, TRANSMISSION CONVERTER UNLOCKS, ENGINE SPEEDS INCREASES TO 1,000 RPM'S;CAR SPEED INCREASES 10 PMH. *AK
AT HIGH ACCELERATION OCCURS WHEN SUPPOSED TO BE IDLING AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
SHIFTED INTO DRIVE VEHICLE SURGED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. TT